Diffusion Tensor Imaging

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical imaging technique
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:DTI
gptkbp:appliesTo neurology
neuroscience
oncology
psychiatry
gptkbp:basedOn magnetic resonance imaging
gptkbp:contributedTo connectome research
gptkbp:detects gptkb:Alzheimer's_disease
gptkb:trauma
stroke
multiple sclerosis
brain tumors
gptkbp:developedBy 1990s
gptkbp:enables gptkb:tractography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Diffusion Tensor Imaging
gptkbp:limitation limited spatial resolution
crossing fibers ambiguity
sensitive to motion artifacts
gptkbp:measures fractional anisotropy
diffusion of water molecules
mean diffusivity
gptkbp:requires specialized MRI sequences
gptkbp:usedFor detecting neural pathologies
mapping white matter tracts
studying brain connectivity
gptkbp:visualizes white matter architecture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DTI
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6